An American Business Council in Tashkent, and then a legal entity.
Their about page dates the chamber to 1997 and their history page dates it to 1996. Both sentences are theirs and both are printed here as they stand.
The early 1990s, and then 1996
AmCham in Uzbekistan can trace its roots to the early 1990’s when a group of primarily US companies started the “American Business Council” in Tashkent. Eventually, the group saw value in forming an independent legal entity in Uzbekistan that could represent foreign business interests on a national level and help facilitate greater trust and business relations between Uzbekistan and the USA. In 1996, their vision became a reality.
While AmCham began as an association comprised primarily of US-based companies and organizations, it has since transformed into a group with members from all over the world. The organization is currently at its highest membership total since its founding, at well over 100, and remains the only registered independent business association in Uzbekistan.
Their about page dates the chamber to 1997 and their history page dates it to 1996. Both sentences are theirs and both are printed here as they stand.
Two missions, on two of their pages
Two of their pages each print a mission and a vision, and the two pairs are not the same words. Both pairs are here, against the page each was read on.
Their chamber page
Mission
Be partners for success of the business community in Uzbekistan while promoting the global competitiveness of the country
Vision
Driving economic prosperity of Uzbekistan through business
Their strategy page
Mission
Empower private sector investors in Uzbekistan by promoting advocacy and public-private dialogue
Vision
Facilitate the economic prosperity of Uzbekistan
Nine directors
AmCham is managed by a Board of Directors, which meets regularly to review AmCham activities and consult with both the organization’s executive director and Committee Chairs. The nine-member board is diverse and includes citizens from the USA, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Georgia, and the UK. AmCham’s goals and activities are determined by members through participation at AmCham events and by expressing their ideas and concerns to the Board. We focus on issues important to our members.
- Oybek KhalilovPresident
- Vaclav HarantAir Products Central Asia LLC
- Nukri (Spartak) TetrashviliTBC Bank Uzbekistan
- Eric SeilerInterContinental Hotels Group
- Philipp GorbunovBalton Trading
- Kazumasa MukaeCoca-Cola Uzbekistan
- Firuza TatybaevaAgrico
- Denis SokolovCommonwealth Partnership Uzbekistan
- Lionel Huntley HendersonBritish Management University
No portrait is paired to any of these names here. Their board page carries group photographs and a set of square announcement cards, and nothing in it says which face belongs to which name.
Four people run it
- Tatyana BystrushkinaExecutive Director
- Adelina SayfullinaPolicy Manager
- Nazokat KhusanbaevaAdministrative Assistant
- Guzal DusmukhamedovaProject Manager
An affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce
AmCham is a powerful business network represented in 108 countries around the Globe. AmCham network represents interest of over 3 000 000 companies worldwide. AmCham in Uzbekistan is afficilated member of U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions.
AmCham’s membership is diverse, representing all types and sizes of businesses and their interests. Currently there are over 100 members of our organization. AmCham is an affiliate and a fully accredited member of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and as such, is eligible to use that organization’s informational and other facilities.
Business Connections, and the rest
Business Connections has run twice a year since 2010, which is the longest unbroken thing this chamber publishes. The covers are on their own publications page and are not re-hosted here.
What they gather for members
Documents they collected rather than wrote, under the titles they gave them. The files stay on their own site.
AmCham Uzbekistan supports fairness and honesty in business dealings. It is against corruption and anti-competitive practices. This Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is a statement of the principles that AmCham Uzbekistan believes will, if followed by all Members and Associates, help to improve the business climate in Uzbekistan.
Their Code of Ethics and Business ConductOrganized in 1997. Or, on their history page, 1996.
Both sentences are theirs and this site prints both, because choosing one of them would be writing a fact this chamber has not written.